NEW YORK − The candidates for mayor in the nation’s biggest city are, arguably, more diverse than the residents they seek to represent.
Among those in New York City’s June 24 primary election are a disgraced former governor; a democratic socialist state representative (and former rapper); a street performer named Paperboy who dons a clown face; and a former hedge fund executive trying to channel Mike Bloomberg.
With so many options, New Yorkers will choose their next mayor like they pick ice cream in the summer. The city’s ranked choice system allows voters to choose their top five candidates for mayor, plus top picks in other city races.
Even if your top choice doesn't make it, you can still get flavors, or candidates, you prefer.
Ranked choice “allows for people to vote in a way that expresses how they feel,” said Susan Kang, an associate professor of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
